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BFAR lifts red tide advisory
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted the red tide warning in all coastal waters nationwide, except for the Bataan Peninsula. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 4- 2015, ...
- February 20, 2015
Fisherfolk want businessmen out of Laguna lake rehabilitation
The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) told the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday to stop meddling in the Laguna de Bay master plan ...
- January 6, 2017
7-eleven leads tree planting at watershed
Employees and officers of 7-Eleven came together to plant trees at the Marikina Watershed as part of the week-long celebration for 7-Eleven Day, which falls on July 11. 7-Eleven celebrated 7-Eleven Day by planting 1,550 ...
- July 26, 2018
Mangroves seen as major carbon sink
A mangrove scientist here has underscored the need to protect and preserve mangroves to fight greenhouse gas emissions as his study revealed their potentials “to store more carbon than terrestrial forest.” “Mangroves are ...
- September 28, 2017
Shellfishes from Pangasinan sold in Baguio ‘poisonous’
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has found that shellfishes from Bolinao and Anda towns in Pangasinan being sold in Baguio City are not free of the so-called red tide and are therefore poisonous. Results ...
- March 28, 2014
Sarangani rolls out P 103-M watershed rehab project
The provincial government of Sarangani recently rolled out a multi-million-peso rehabilitation project of the 7.9-hectare Saub watershed ecosystem in Maitum town. Dubbed as Watershed Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Flood Risk ...
- April 10, 2019
Customs sues coral consignee
The Bureau of Customs said that they are filing cases today before the Department of Justice against the consignee of an illegal shipment of corals in the country. Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez said consignee ...
- June 2, 2011
Cagayan coast guards release hawksbill turtle
A haksbill sea turtle was released back to the sea by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of the District of Northeastern Luzon in Barangay Punta in Aparri town. Named Rolanda, the sea turtle was turned over to PCG by residents ...
- August 8, 2013
Authors launch book on coastal plants
Two authors and scientists will launch an environmental book Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippines at the Camiña Balay nga Bato in Arevalo District in Friday of November 16, 2012, to graced by ...
- November 9, 2018
Japanese fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji
Fishermen in the small Japanese town of Taiji killed more than two-dozen striped dolphins on Thursday, cam–paigners said, as global outrage over the slaughter grows. Activists from the militant environmentalist group Sea ...
- January 24, 2014